Bank of Willow City - Willow City, ND

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 15, 1893
Location: Willow City, North Dakota (48.604, -100.294)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 27169b60

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Description

Multiple newspapers (Dec 15–22, 1893) report the Bank of Willow City was placed in the hands of a receiver (J. M. Watson). No article describes a depositor run or temporary suspension prior to receivership—only appointment of a receiver—so this is classified as a suspension leading to permanent closure/receivership. Bank type not specified in articles.

Events (1)

1. December 15, 1893 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: J. M. Watson of Willow City, has been appointed receiver for the bank of Willow City.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)

1. December 15, 1893 Bismarck Weekly Tribune Bismarck, ND

Article from Bismarck Weekly Tribune, December 15, 1893

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STATE NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered From All Parts of North Dakota. Pembina is talking of a ski club this winter. Grippe seems to have the whole state in itsgrip. Foster county is said to be over run with wolves. The Catholic fair at Grand Forks netted $1,500. There are now 320 patients in the state insane asylum. Mayville has organized a musical club called the "Mendelssohn." Grand Forks county get $4439.20, November school apportionment. Terence Martin has been appointed receiver of the Fargo land office. Owen and Bridget Kennedy of Mandan, have been granted original pensions. It is said John Vinson of Fargo, has fallen heir to a snug little fortune of $16,000. In Grand Forks district court Wm. Foley has been found guilty of highway robbery. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lofthouse of Fargo celebrated their golden wedding Saturday. Yerxa Hose company of Fargo had a big celebration of its Tenth anniversary Monday night. The Grand Forks News announces the state will move a re-hearing in the state depository case. Montana sheepmen lost eighty sheep out of a shipment at Jamestown, from the cold weather. A Stutsman county hired man threw cold water on hot lard, and will be laid up for some time. District court is on at Grand Forks with one of the largest calendars in the history of the state. C. H. Beach forged a $50 check over in Mandan. and is in jail to await the action of district court. A big flow of artesian water has been struck at a depth of 1,500 feet at Wimbledon, Stuteman county. Nick Karl of Neche was thrown from a wagon last week, and received injuries from which he died. Richland county had a smaller delinquent tax list this year than ever before, notwithstanding hard times. State University attaches are happy that their September bills have been audited by the state auditor. Rolla had a two weeks' term of court and only succeeded in convicting one man, who got off with a $15 fine. From present indications Foster county will lose $12,000 to $14,000 from the failure of the Carrington Bank. Judge Guptill of Fargo, has been appointed permanent receiver of the North Dakota Title and Insurance company. H. A. Foss, editor of Normanden, the former Independent organ, has been ousted, and the paper is now republican Conductor Reynolds fell under a train at Emerado, Wednesday night, and received injuries which may prove fatal. The Grand Forks Herald says the skies in railroad circles are becoming clouded and indications are ominous. J. M. Watson of Willow City, has been appointed receiver for the bank of Willow City. Creditors will be paid in full. A twenty-five tontine life policy for $5,000, paid for five years, was sold at sheriff's sale in Fargo the other day for $250. Fire at Willow City Friday destroyed several buildings, an he town had a narrow escape from a disastrous conflagration. Grand Forks charges farmers five cents a bucket, for water they use in watering their horses from the city troughs, Editor Wilson has sold the Minot Journal to H. E. Arnold and H. B. Mann, and will take charge of the Towner Independent. Major Richardson of Grand Forks, formerly territorial secretary, has left North Dakota, and will make his home in Missouri. It is said there is an insufficient fuel supply in the principal towns in the state, and in case of a snow blockade there may be trouble. The Minot Journal "has information" that the U. S. Marshalship will go to Walsh county, and Sheriff J. E. Cronan will be the lucky man. The asylum trustees think another ward building will be necessary before

2. December 16, 1893 The Bottineau Pioneer Bottineau, ND

Article from The Bottineau Pioneer, December 16, 1893

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The Bank of Willow City has gone into the hands of a receiver-just the same as if there was something to "receive." The application was made by two of the Gordons, one of whom, J. W. Gordon, is also president of the bank. J. M. Watson, formerly Its cashier, is appointed receiver. If Mr. Gordon did business with ev ryone in the same way he did with us, he should have had a disburser appointed Instead of receiver. Sheriff Gardner was the recipient of a sack of hickory nuts, sent from Ohio by his brother-in-law, I'm Mangan. Ever since bearing of it our tongue has been banging out about a "feet" as we imagined how good they would taste after all these years. You can guess then, how pleased we were to have Tom come in one day with a lot of the nuts which he set down on our desk. But imagine our feelings when we reached for the hammer, to bear him say, "Those are for your wife-every one of them." Say 1 It was all we could do to keep our hands off him. We had every notion to throw him clear out on the street-but we didn't.

3. December 16, 1893 The Irish Standard Minneapolis, Saint Paul, MN

Article from The Irish Standard, December 16, 1893

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MINOR NEWS ITEMS. For the Week Ending Dec. 13. Nancy Hanks, the famous trotter. has retired from the race track. The Bank of Willow City, N. D., was placed in the hands of a receiver. A receiver was appointed for the Minnekabta state bank at Hot Springs, S.D. Eighteen youths, forming two gangs of pickpockets, were arrested in Chicago. The Akron (0.) Iron company went into the hands of a receiver with liabilities of $500,000. The Louisiana state lottery is preparing to move from New Orleans--probably to Honduras. The Citizens' national bank at Grand Island, Neb., the oldest bank in that city, closed its doors. Col. Alton R. Easton. who won fame in the Mexican and Black Hawk wars, died at St. Louis, Mo. The supposed gold find at Gladwin, Mich., proved to be white sand with a mixture of oxide of iron. James Hilliard and Mark De Witt were arrested at Youngstown, 0., for making counterfeit money. Jacob B. Jackson, governor of West Virginia in 1880-84, died suddenly at Parkersburg, aged 65 years. Farm products show a decline according to agricultural department reports for the month of December. C. W. Williams, the noted trotting horse breeder of Independence, Ia., has lost nearly all of his fortune. Charles Crannels killed his wife, who was suing him for divorce at Greencastle, Ind. and then shot himself. William Edson. a pioneer manufacturer, died at Fond du Lac, Wis. He had slept in a coffin for twenty years. The plant of the Dealers' Distilling company at Hammond, Ind., was destroyed by fire, the loss being $200,000. The big belting establishment and tannery of James Davis at Pawtucket. R.I., were burned, the loss being $125.000. D. Gutlohn & Co. and Charles M. Landberg, importers of furs at New York and Philadelphia, failed for $140,000. Edward Webb and Samuel Kerr took their own lives in Chicago because they were out of work, needy and despondent. Moonshiners waylaid United States Marshal Winnie Robinson in Mississippi and after killing him burned his body. Statistics of the laken season just closed now that freight was carried we unprecedentedly low Leaving her two little ones to go down-town at Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Nichols returned to find them fatally burned. The search of the Paris police for anarchists will probably result in the expulsion of many foreigners from France. A nolle prosequi was entered at Milwaukee in the case of Judge Jenkins, charged with embezzlement and illegal banking. Eight persons were killed in the tax riots at Portenico, Sicily, and the heads of the sheriff and his wife were paraded on poles. The next national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., beginning September 10. J.W. Davidson, deputy clerk, dropped dead from apoplexy while in the act of swearing a witness in a court at Findlay, 0. Thousands of letters containing money have been stolen at South Bend, Ind., and government officers were in. vestigating. Twenty thousand dollars a month will be required to feed the unemployed miners in the upper peninsula of Michigan. J. W. Edwards, who lived near Fulton. Ky., fatally shot his wife. tried to kill his sister-in-law and then ended his own life with a bullet. Ben Minter and *Bob Wilkens (negroes) were lynched at Berlin, Ala., for robbing astore and killing Reuben Smith, a clerk who slept therein. John Sims, a bricklayer at Dover, Tenn., killed his wife and then blew out his own brains. His inability to effect a reconciliation with his wife was the cause. For murdering his wife and Mrs. Arthur Hern and burning their bodies in a farmhouse Matthew Bitson was sentenced at Janesville, Wis., to life imprisonment. Fred Fern. the American who was connected with the Garza outbreak in Mexico and who turned state's evidence. was found fatally shot in Rio Grande City. Tex. Commander in Chief Adams, of the G. A. R., has issued an official circular asking all comrades to report any per-

4. December 22, 1893 Griggs Courier Cooperstown, ND

Article from Griggs Courier, December 22, 1893

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DOMESTIC. HENRY & COCHEAN, the ex-chief weigher of the Philadelphia mint, was sentenced to seven years and six months' imprisonment in the penitentiary for embezzlement. : TWENTY THOUSAND dollars a month will be required to feed the unemployed miners in the upper peninsula of Michigan. RECEIVERS were appointed for the immense agricultural implement establishment of C. Aultman & Co. at Canton, O. The liabilities were $1,000,000; assets, $2,700,000 FRED FERN. the American who was connected with the Garza outbreak in Mexico and who turned state's evidence, was found fatally shot in Rio Grande NOLLE was at A City, PROGEQUI Tex. entered Milwaukee in the case of Judge Jenkins, charged with embezzlement and "llegal banking. W.H. PARKS and Mrs. Dr. North, a were an at a near crain relative, crossing caught by Newman, express Ga. and instantly killed. THE American Federation of Labor met in thirteenth annual convention in Chicago. THE ways and means committee of the house have changed the time when the tariff bill will go into effect from March 1 to June 1, 1894. and have made several changes in the measure. EIGHTEEN youths, forming two gangs of pickpockets, were arrested in Chicago. A. B. ROBERTSON, cashier of the wholesale in the stamp department was the Chicago within his own post office, cage and sandbagged government money till looted of between $5.000 and $10,000. FOUR negroes were lynched near to break into Mrs. Selma, the Ala, house for of attempting W. G. Jones. This made six lynchings in that section in one week. LAURA and Lizzie 17 and were to a 10 years, burned Beckhard, death aged in fire which destroyed their home near Daleville, Ala. JOSEPH SIMS, a bricklayer at Dover, Tenn., wife and his killed his then blew out own brains His inability to effect a reconcilition with his wife was the cause THE Akron (a) Iron company went into the hands of a receiver with liabilities of $500,000. G. W. DEFRANCE, 19 years old, was found guilty of robbing a mail carrier of a mail pouch in Omaha and sentenced to life imprisonment. One cent was all the young robber realized. MOONSHINERS waylaid United States Marshal Winnie Robinson in Mississippi and after killing him burned his body. D. GUTLOHN & Co. and Charles M. Landberg. importers of furs at New York and Philadelphia, failed for $140,000. THE plant of the Dealers' Distilling company at Hammond, Ind., was destroyed the loss JURY to try Patrick PrenA by fire, being Eugene $200,000. the murder of H. was dergast Harrison for in Chicago secured Carter after six days' work in Judge Brentano's court. THE fire loss for the country for the week ended on the 9th was estimated at $3,012,500. This brings the year's loss up to date to $127,300,000. PANCHA, a Mexican 113 years old and totally blind, was burned to death in his home at San Diego, Cal. FRED MILLER, the pedestrian, and Gaess. his dog, who started to walk from San Francisco to New York (3,200 miles) on June 26, have arrived in New York. THE National farmers' congress began its thirteenth annual session in Savannah, Ga. THE Bank of Willow City, N. D., was placed in the hands of a receiver. THE total value of Iowa crops the past year. exclusive of the products of orchards, gardens and vineyards, is placed at $161.097.032. NANCY HANKS. the famous trotter, bas retired from the race track. from while in dropped J. W. dead DAVIDSON, apoplexy deputy clerk, the act of swearing a witness in a court at Find:ay, a